Where To Eat This Weekend: The Himalayas, By Way Of New Jersey

You’ve made it. Congratulations. Once again, the workweek has come to a close and you’re probably here looking for somewhere interesting to eat (or drink) this weekend.

Have no fear. We’ve got you covered. And we’re going to start right off by getting you out of town.

We’re heading for New Jersey

Actually, we’ve already been. Plenty of times. And we went so we could find some places for you to eat if you don’t make it all the way to the Shore. So whether you’re looking for steaks, Himalayan momo, chocolate cake or cheesesteaks, here’s what you need to know.

Looking for some old-school French pastries this weekend? Of course you are. Who wouldn’t be? And the good news is, Delice et Chocolate just opened in Ardmore with an alum of the Le Bec Fin pastry department working the ovens. Antoine Amrani was head pastry chef at Le Bec back in the day (and trained at the Ritz-Escoffier in Paris), and he’s running the joint with his brother, Josep Amrani, who also worked for Georges Perrier once upon a time. The two of them are hand-crafting chocolates, baking French pastries, making macarons, serving sandwiches and pouring coffee from Valerio Coffee Roasters in Norristown. You should really go check this place out.

How about an Old City New American BYO turned temporary taqueria?

You’re going to have to wait out the weekend before you can check this place out, but the beloved bistro in question is Bistro 7 which, for the entire month of August, is becoming Dos Rosas Taqueria. The crew is the same, the chef is the same, but the vibe will be super-casual grab-and-go counter service during the day and equally casual at night, with some composed plates (and lots of tacos) for dinner. It’s a cool move for a place to pull during Philly’s dog days, and I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do.

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